Assembly aS President of the united states. Itll be my last. Ive seen a remarkable sweep of history. I was first elected office of the united states of america as a u. S. Senator in 1972. Now, i know i look like im only 40. I know that. President Joe Biden Yesterday with a lighthearted start to his final United Nations address. Well bring you much more of the president s major speech to World Leaders straight ahead. Meanwhile, the former president , continues to take a much different tone on several Foreign Policy issues including Russias Invasion of ukraine. Well also play for you those comments. And well bring you the latest out of The Middle East as israel and the lebanonbased militant group, hezbollah, appear to be moving closer to an allout war. Good Morning And Welcome to way too early on this wednesday, september 25th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And we have a lot to get to this morning, and well begin with president Joe Bidens speech at the United
Close and right now several counties are under mandatory evacuations. Other parts of the south are under Storm Warnings as residents brace for days of heavy rain, dangerous winds and Life Threatening Storm Surge. Joining us now nbcs Marissa Parra from pinellas county, Florida And Nbc Meteorologist Bill karins. How are people there preparing for this . Reporter well, you can see some of the preparations happening behind me, and im going to go ahead and give you a little bit of a walk and talk, a show and tell if you will. These are Sandbag Preparations w we always see this when there is a hurricane or tropical storm approaching. It was within the hour, jose, that our phones were lighting up and going off, warning us of mandatory evacuations happening in this county. So were in the Tampa Bay region, pinellas county. This is one of the areas that is under mandatory evacuation for Mobile Home residents and ill tell you, talking to people on the ground here there are several people who are
Wednesday morning. Morning joe starts right now. New York City officials say drivers could expect the slowest traffic of the year, you know traffic is slow when biden says, im just going to get out and walk. [ laughter ] earlier today, President Biden delivered his final u. N. Address. Biden called for concern and then added do what the hell you want. I dont care anymore. Good morning, welcome to Morning Joe. Its wednesday, september 25th. Were going to bring you the big moments from President Bidens final u. N. Address, calling for Unity And Partnership, amid growing global turmoil. Meanwhile, Donald Trump continues to take a much different tone on worldwide issues including the russian invasion of ukraine. Hes also doubling down on his commitment to tariffs. Well play for you those comments. It all comes as Vice President Kamala Harris is set to give a major economic address and close the gap on Who Americans Trust more to handle the economy. Only with willie and me we have the host
Hezbollah missile heading toward tel aviv. The first time they have ever directly fired on that city. Israel calling up Reserve Brigades as it prepares for a possible Ground Invasion of lebanon. We are live in beirut. And the massive Storm Set to slam floridas big bend, covering an area 400 miles wide. Look at this thing. Its twice the size of the last hurricane that hit there. Well bring you the latest from the ground on Hurricane Helene with Land Fall fast approaching. Let us start with this, the motto of the u. S. Secret service is to be worthy of trust and confidence. But a new Senate Report is showing agents have not lived up to that motto. The bipartisan committee from the Homeland Security Committee found multiple agency failures culminating in a gunman taking a close Range Shot at the former president while he was campaigning in butler, pennsylvania, two months ago. Senator Richard Blumenthal said the public should be, quote, aghast and astonished at the sheer number of issues
Jobs. There is very little out there about what she will unveil, specifically today. And so were going to have to wait and see what she says when she takes the stage, which is just a few minutes from now. Dont go anywhere. Heres what shes already announced, broadly speaking. Theres a Child Tax Credit, a corporate tax hike, an elimination of federal taxes on tips. Incentives for housing, incentives for building, money to start new businesses, and fines for Price Gouging along with an elimination of some medical debt. All of this, along with her performance at the debate have brought her closer, yes, closer to Donald Trumps polling on the economy. In fact, the financial times found that those who watched the debate said she would do better on the economy than trump. Thats one poll. Theres a new Fox News Poll that shows her within five points of the former president on the economy, a lot better than the 15point Deficit President biden had against trump back in march. So what does Vp Kamal